Humidor



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F'atented June 2, 1925.

lsaazu HENRY J- GAIsMeN, or NnwYoaK, N. Y.

HUMIDOR.

Application filed. July 11,

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, HENRY J. GAISMAN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the borough of Manhattan, New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Humidors, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in humidor-s, and is particularly adapted for use in cigar boxes and the like to keep the tobacco moistened.

In carrying out my invention I provide a container for water and an absorbent adapted to be sustained in a cigar box or the which may be attached a suitable wick 4E like and to receive water from the container, means to maintain said absorbent in operative position and means to detachably sustain the container and the absorbent in operative relation within a cigar box or the like.

My invention also comprises novel details of improvement that will be more fully set forth and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein Fig. 1 is a plan View illustrating my improved humidor in position in a cigar box;

Fig. 2 is a cross section on line 2,2 in Fig. 1; p

Fig. 3 is a plan View of my improved humidor;

4 is an end view of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a detail sectlon on line 5, 5, in Fig. 3; and

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.-

At 1 is indicated a container for water, which may be of any suitable construction, shown'provided atone end with a neck 2 receivinga stopper 3 which may be of suitable absorbent material, such as felt, to

located within the containerto supply the stopper with water by capillary action. At 5 is a strip of absorbent materiahsuch as blotting paper, maintained in'contact with stopper 3. The absorbent strip 5 is.

shown located in a retainer 6 shown comprising a member having spaced walls 6?, (d -formed by folding a strip of metal as in u forrn, having the upper side open or insertion and removal of absorbent strip 5.

One wall, 6 is provided'with perforations 1922. Serial No. 574,326.

7 to permit moisture to pass from the absorbent in the retainer. The retainer is also shown provided with an opening 6 against which the stopper 3 is maintained in use to supply water to the absorbent strip 5. The wall 6 of the retainer, surrounding the opening 6, is shown provided with a pro jecting rib or neck 8 adapted to receive the neck 2 of container 1 to retain the latter in operative position with respect to the container 6 and the absorbent 5. The retainer 6 is shown provided with laterally extending lugs 6 to rest on a support, such as the Wall of a cigar box. An arm or brace 9 extends from the retainer 6 at an angle thereto,'and is provided with means to co-operate with container 1 to retain the latter in operative relation to absorbent strip 5. I have shown the arm or brace 9 provided with a support 10 having a tube 11 extending outwardly tromsaid support and closed at. its outer end, said tube opening through the inner side of said brace. Within tube 11 is a coiled spring 12 normally tending to push a plunger 13 against container 1. Said container is shown provided with a seat 1 1 at the end opposite stopper 3 to retain plunger 13. The container may be applied byplac :ing its seat 14 against plunger 13 and pushing the same against the action of spring 12 so that the stopper 3and neck 2 of the container may be inserted in the rib or neck 8 of retainer 6, whereby spring 12 will push plunger 13 against the container and thus. the latter will be supported, between said The container maybe removed for re-filling by pushing plunger and the retainer.

it against plunger 13 to release the container from rib 8. v

I provide adjustable means to retain the humidor in a cigar box or the like for ready insertionand removal. For such purpose I have shown aslidable member 15 carried by arm or brace 9, which member is shown pro: vided with guiding means '16, showncomprising the marginal edges of said member bent inwardly forming guiding grooves at 16. that receive the marginal edges 9 of arm or bracet), (-Fig. 5) The arm or brace 9 is shown provided with a slot 9 receiving a lug 1 5 projecting from member 15, adapted toengage the material at the outer end of slot 9" to limit the outward movement of member 15 on arm or brace 9. A spring 17 shown guided by tube 11 and bearing against brace 10 and against an outturned or laterally dispesed stop 1 5 on member 15 tends normally to press said member outwardly. The stop 15 is shown provided with a projection 18 in the form of a sharp point or pin, adapted to engage a the wall of a cigar box or the like to retain the humidor.

The arm or brace 9 may be permanently united with retainer 6 or may be detachable therefrom. In Figs. 1 to 5, I have illus trated the arm 9 as secured permanently to the wall 6 of retainer 6, which may be done by means of solder, the adjacent end of arm 9 being turned laterally at 9 and previded 'with a'hole 9 said arm carrying the rib 8 around said hole, whereby the hole 9 opposes the hole 6 in wall 6" of retainer 6. In F 6 the wall 6' of retainer 6 isishown provided with a projection 19., the marginal edges of which are bent over at 19 to receive the marginal edges 9 of arm or brace 9, whereby the parts 19 and 9 are slidably united. By means of this construction the retainer 6 may be detached from the arm or brace 9 for convenience in packing and storing, as for shipment of the humidor, and said parts may be attached together when the humidor is'to be used.

When my improvements are to be used the parts are assembled as shown in Figs, 1 and 2, with containerl between retainer 6 and plunger 13, so that the stopper 3 engage the b or t mat ia 5, t e nt iner h ing been charged with water, The absorbent material 5 will be maintained meist by contact with the wet stopper 3 and the wick 4, will supply said stopper with water various positions of the humidor, The

humidor may be placed transversely in a ls b A th h Wel 6 o e a er 6 resting against a wall of the box and the lugs 6 resting upon the upper edge of the box wall, with the )rojection or pin 18 bearingagainst the opposite box wall, whereby humidor will be suspended within the box by reason of the pressure at spring ll which'tends to push member 15 utwardly. n aeeerdanee w h the distan e betw n the n ee ne' bee Walls he m r w l h itetedt ns hea 7 b ae 9 t arm: mqdate the boxes of diiierent widths The entire humidor may be readily placed within and removed from the box, and while the humidor is in position inlthe box. the con; i er 1 a e re ved 'erc d e placed without requirin f the entire device to be removed from tie box, since the El neer e1n yeb .e nde nd ntly at arm et race 9. f I

W l I have efe re t my impr tm d r da ted o. be use it i tig r e i t l be u eret e that t e we ma be'e j in a dee re r letifene where moisture is to be maintained either inv conconstruction set forth, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having now described my invention, what 1 claim is:

1 huniidor comprising a container, an absorbent material, means to support the absorbent material along a box wall, and means to maintain the container in opera"- t ive relation to the absorbent material betwe the x ane- 2. A liuniidor comprising a container having an absorbent stopper, a piece of absorbentn aterial to cooperate with said stopper, a retainer for said absorbent material, means to support the retainer along a box We -A a d me e tewmain h ntaine n cooperation with the absorbent material between the box walls.

3. humidor comprising a container having absorbent stopper, a piece of absorb- ?ll j ia t o p at with said. terner, e etainer f aid e erben ma e ia means to su pport the retainer along a box wall, aspring conperative with the container to maintain its stopper in co-opel tion with the absorbent material, and means con: nected with the retainer and c'o-operative t eeisi pr ng o a nt in h iee ein and the retainer'between sai walls.

4, humidor comprisinga container having an b ben s rn r, a P e e of ee r ent material to co-operate with said stopper, ta e f t reai bs rben mat ia a p un t en e t en aiaen a spring normally tercing the plunger toward the container, and an arm extending from the ret ne a d epe e e. wi h a p n A humidor comprising a retainer hav: ing perforations, absorbent, material canried by the retainer, said retainer having an arm, a container having an absorbent stopper tq co-operate with the absorbent material, and e lie means ear y said am ter t the c t iner i een r'ati n ith h eainer- 6-. A h m de c mp s g a re ne ha ing perforations, absorbent material carried by th ta ne a d e a n rhe n a a m, a container having an absorbent stopper to -Op r e h t e e fh t ma i l. e ph ngernovably carried by the arm to co: operate Withwthe container, and a spring ne m ll pu g he p un er ow r e n ai e 7. humidor comprising a retainer have, P rfere ae absor n aterial a ied by the retainer, an arm extending from the retainer, a me nher movably connected with said arm, a, spring normally tending to move said absorbent material, and means to detachably retain the container in co-operation with said absorbent material.

8. A humidor comprising a retainer having perforations, absorbent material carried by the retainer, an arm extending from the retainer, a member movably connected with said arm, a spring normally tending to move said member outwardly along the arm, said member having a point to engage a box wall, a container having means to co-operate with the absorbent material, and resilient means connected with said arm to normally retain the container in co-operation with the resilient material.

9. A humidor comprising a retainer having perforations and having a rib around an opening in the retainer, an arm connected with the retainer, a member slidably guided by the arm, said arm having a support, said member having a projection spaced from the support, a spring interposed between said support and projection to normally move the member outwardly, a container having means to co-operate with the absorbent material, and means to detachably retain the container between said support and retainer.

10. A humidor comprising a retainer hav ing perforations and having a rib around an opening in the retainer, an armconnected with the retainer, a member slidably guided by the arm, said arm having a support, said member having a projection spaced from the support, a spring interposed between said support and projection to normally move the member outwardly, said support having a tube, a plunger and a spring operative in'said tube, and a container adapted to engage said plunger to be retained between mg a neck adapted to be retained by said rib, and means upon said arm to maintain said neck in co-operation with said rib.

12. A humidor comprising a retainer hav ing spaced walls to receive an absorbentmaterial therebetween, one of said walls having one or more laterally disposed lugs, one of said walls having perforations and a hole, a rib surrounding said hole, an arm connected with said retainer, a, container having aneck adapted to be retained by said rib, means upon said arm to maintain said neck in co-operation with said rib, a member slidably connected with said arm and a spring co-operative between said arm and member for forcing the latter outwardly.

HENRY J. GAISMAN. 

